Re: Another Punctuation Question
I'd use jab. I like that one.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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From: B.J. Smith [mailto:bjsmith -at- ucar -dot- edu]
Sent: lundi 30 janvier 2012 15:03
To: Cardimon, Craig
Subject: Re: Another Punctuation Question
If not press or click, how about jab, punch, hit, poke or otherwise activate the thing. :-)
B.J.
On 1/30/2012 12:52 PM, Cardimon, Craig wrote:
Playing Humorous Devil's Advocate, I was thinking of Pull as the opposite of Press.Information contained in this e-mail transmission is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, do not read, distribute or reproduce this transmission (including any attachments). If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by telephone or email reply.
*If they don't like Press, how about Pull*
This is one of the many reasons I don't use humor in tech writing. It's very hard to make it fly.
-----Original Message-----
From: Margaret Cekis [mailto:margaret -dot- cekis -at- comcast -dot- net]
Sent: lundi 30 janvier 2012 14:51
To: Cardimon, Craig
Cc: techwrl; Suzanne Chiles; Peter Sturgeon
Subject: Re: Another Punctuation Question
Craig Cardimon asked, 'How about "pull" then?'
How do you "pull" a virtual button?
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